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  • Millard Fillmore, Thirteenth U.S. President

  • (1850-1853)


    First World Fair celebrating the Industrial Revolution London, England 1851
    (1 May - 11 October)

    Location: Hyde Park (25 acres)
    Architectural Wonder: Crystal Palace
    Royal Support: Prince Albert and Queen Victoria
    Participating nations: 28
    Visitors: 6 million
    Novelties: Colt revolvers, false teeth, telegraph
    Grand Prize: McCormick's reaper

    Mattie, Erik World's Fairs Princeton Architectural Press, 1998, New York: New York.

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